His father’s hands had been used to punish,
his mother’s,
to cherish,
but when he held
his baby daughter for the first time,
he realized that his hands,
for her,
created the consummate cradle
of warmth, softness, shelter, & strength.
His father’s hands had been used to punish,
his mother’s,
to cherish,
but when he held
his baby daughter for the first time,
he realized that his hands,
for her,
created the consummate cradle
of warmth, softness, shelter, & strength.